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Sociological Theory

Author: Zach Lamb

Source: Intro Music by Mark Hannan; Public Domain

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Terms to Know
Macro-level Orientation

​A zoomed out look at the social structures and institutions that shape society.

Micro-Level Orientation

A zoomed in look at specific situations and individual interactions.

Social-Conflict Approach

An approach to social theory that argues that society is characterized by various conflicts which cause people to act socially, producing change.

Sociological Theory

Explanations for the social behavior of people in groups.

Structural Functional Approach

An approach which sees society as a complex system with interlocking parts that each work together to maintain the system as a whole.

Symbolic-Interaction Approach

​A sociological approach which views society as the result of many individual, everyday interactions.

Theoretical Approach

Applying a theory to all thinking and research.

Theory

​A statement on how and why facts are related.